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Omaha daily bee., 1887-03-04

which he referred to point of consider
able interest to engineers, which was the
horse power eXerted by the tail of n large
whale. Regarding the length of a full
grown whale, Professor Turner remarked
that the porpoise was four feet or five
feet long, whereas the Greenland whale
was from fifty to sixty feet long, and he
said that the great tinner-whale, which
frequently visited the British seas,
more. An animal of the latter sort was
stranded at Lopgniddry some years ago.
After speaking al some length on the
structure of the whale. the lecturer made
some remarks on the rate of speed at
which they travelled 1t had been csti-
mated, he said, that the Greenland whale
could attain a speed of nine or ten miles
an hour, and that the tinner whales at
tanned even a greater speed. In all prob
ability the Longniddry whale could pro-
pei itself through the water at the rate of
twelve miles an hour, and the sperm
whale was said to be capable of driving
itself along at the same rate of speed
He had asked Mr. John Henderson. of
Glasgow, the well known builder of the
Anchor liners to assist him in arriving at
the horsepower which must be exercised
by one of these great whales so as to ac-
quire speed of twelve miles an hour, and
lie put the case of the Longniddry whale
before him. 1t was eighty feet long,
weighed about seventy-four tons. and had
tail eighteen to twenty feet across from
the extreme ends of its fanges. With
these data Mr.. Henderson calculated
that whale of the dimensions, in order
to attain a speed of twelve miles an
hour, would require to exercise propel-
ling force of one hundred and forty five
horse power.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-03-04

Colgate'a Cashmcre bouquet,
absolutely pure, exquisitely perfnmed
popularity unprecedented. The soft aud
delicate skins.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-03-04

Some of our most prominent citizens
have been cured of chronic rheumatism
by that wonderful pain banisher, Saliva.
ton Oil. Price 25 cents.
"W hy Jones. what ho(a)se you have
in your throat" Yes, 1 raised it from
a col(d)t IN my head. I've too much live
stock" "Well, like cures like: DIR. Bulls
Cough Syrup will cure you. The Bull
will qulcl y scare the ho(a)rse away"
Omaha daily bee., 1887-03-04
The Hand was Too Big to Handle.

Buffalo Courier: Four or five gentle
men sat around a round table in an up
town hotel. Five dollars was the limit,
and all the players We're fri ends and men
of means. The boldest buffer of the
party found himself dealing. and looking
over his hand discovered n five, six, seven,
eight and nine-all spades. They were
playing straights and the hand was
almost invincibe--a straight flush One
man came into the 81 ante, and the dealer
raised it two. His opponent said Five
better" and the holder of the straight
flush Just made it good Why he did not
raise it no one knows, and his adversary,
who held three aces, felt as bad rs any
body about it. And right here another
funny thing happened-he got his fourth
ace. Here was the chan ce of a lifetime
for both men, according to all appear
ances; but see what happened: The
dealer bet s.. No 2 raised him s. and
the dealer studied. At last, he laid his
cards on the table. face down, and asked:
Boys, what want to know is, does
straight flush beat four aces.'
He was told that it did, and raised
back s.. His opponent promptly called
and the hands were shown. There was
almost howl Of surprise all round, and
the dealer was besieged for explanations.
Cant tell what was the matter with
me-" he said. ~ felt as if were dream
ing when | saw the hand and l actually
didn't know what to do with il"
Omaha daily bee., 1887-03-04
Blunders of a French Court-MartiaI

Lond on Daily News: A scandal has
been caused in military circles by
wrongful sentence of a court martial sit
ting at Langton, IN virtue of which nine
French soldiers We're shot. The crime
for which they were tried-corspiring to
desert and deserving to armed rebels
does not exist in the military code.
There are four classes of desertions.
The least grave is deserting without in
tention of leaving France; the second is
deserving to 60 abroad; the third is de-
serting to go to the enemy. Neither in
the code nor the text books is there a
word about deserving TO armed rebels.
Again, when soldiers conspire to desert,
the rngleader only is liable to capital
sentence. There was q second wee in
the proceedings of the Langson court
martial.
1t is a maxim of international law that
there is no possible case of extradition
for descrtion. In the case of the nine
deserters who were shot, demand was
made by General Munier to the Chinese
authorities to extradite them, which was
compiled with. =:
St. Paul daily globe., 1887-06-17
FRIDAY MORNING. JUNE 1887

and the citizens of the city should ex-
press their appreciation of the fact in
this public manner.
JUBILEE SINGERS.
An audience of from 200 to 800 per-
sons assembled in Exposition hall last
night to listen to the famous Fisk Jubi-
lee singers. Notwithstanding the in
tensity of the heat, the audi
ence felt amply repaid for turn
ing out. That singularly weird
melody peculiar to the African race no
where finds sweeter Interpretation
than is given it by the Nashville Jubilee
singers. This is their first appearance
in st. Paul and it is Il matter of surprise
that the opening performance was not
better attended. There is no music in
the world like that heard on the planta-
tiOnS and at the cOl0red religious meet
ings in the South. The music of the
African is natures music. The melody
has touch of pathOs to it which can
only come from the most emotional
natures. The old camp meeting songs
''Swing Low Sweet Chariot" "The Old
Ark A-mOving," Brethren, Rise and
Shine" were sung with all the guStO and
enhancing melody peculiar to the race.
Among the selections that were rem
dered, Jennie JacksOn'S "Old Folks at
Home" and G. w. Payne'S Take Me
Back to Where the MagnOlias Grow"
were the most heartily encOred. The
male quartette rendered some exquisite
selections. OF the pieces on the pro-
gramme, Bright Sparkles in the Church
yard Give Light to the Tomb was the
finest. The members of the Jubilee
choir are not only gifted with remark
ably sweet voices, but they give evil
dence of artistic cultivation. They sing
again tonight and tomorrow night.
St. Paul daily globe., 1887-06-17

ceived by the county treasurer from Jan. 1 to
May 81 amounted to over 81 ,000,OOO.
The Great Western band will furnish the
music for the usual Rice park concert to-
morrow evening, betweeen the hours of
and 8 o'clock.
Articles Incorporating the St. Paul Coop
atiye Building Association, the Duluth
Package Company and the Catholic German
Gesellen-V Verein, of Dayton's Bluff, were
filed with the secretary of state yesterday.
1.-THE twelve-year-old son of ex-Policeman
Cummings was run over by careless driver
on Martin street last night. The horse trod
the little fellow under foot, severely injuring
his spine, and 1t was feared his injuries
would prove fatal.
The railroad commissioners will to-day
hear arguments of the Manitoba and North
ern Pacific officials on the cents passenger
rate question. The hearing will commence
at 10 u. III. The commission will probably ia
vor a uniform 3 cent rate.
The board of public works yesterday COM
pleted and confirmed the assessment for
opening Belyidere street from Hall avenue to
South Robert The preliminary order for a
sewer on Sixth street, from Maria to Maple
avenue. was referred to the engineer for esti-
mate OF cost.
St. Paul daily globe., 1887-06-17
A BAY STATE STATESMAN.
Congressman CrapO Falls in Love
With ST. Paul ON Sight.

Hon. H. w. Grape, who represents the
New Bedford (MasS.) district in cGn-
gress, arrived in St. Paul with his wife
yesterday afternoon, en- route for Cali
fOrnia and the Yellowstone Park. 1t
was his intention to push on without
stopping, but the Sanity City was too
tempting and he concluded to remain
over for day or two and
take in the surrounding country.
While in Chicago he met several
of the members of the Commercial Club
of Boston, and their description of the
Twin Cities had considerable weight in
influencing 4 rest from railroad travel.
Judge Grape is one Of the leading men
in the national legislature, and is, be-
sides, one of the wealthieSt citizens OF
the old Bay State, and he will undoubt
edly make Investments in Western real
estate ere he returns to the East. When
seen last evening he had just returned
from witnessing ''Alidor," with which
he expressed himself very much
pleased, and especially with the
efforts of the old members of
the Boston Ideals in the cast.
This is the first time that Judge CrapO
has been West of Chicago, and he was
in raptures over the magnificent country
through which he had just passed, as
well as the evidence of prosperity and
thrift that he had witnessed on every
hand. .There is great deal OF inter
est manifested in the future OF this part
of the country" said he, ''and eSpec-
tally is this true in New England, where
there is large amount of surplus capi-
tai waiting for good paying Investment:
The end is not yet for hundreds of
young men have evidently adopted the
advice of the late Horace Greeley to go
west, and l was agreeably surprised to
find so many men not over thirty years
in positions of the utmost responsibility
and influence. An American has just
cause to feel proud of such country as
1 have passed through in the past week,
the resources of which seem limitlesi."
St. Paul daily globe., 1887-06-17
DEATH OF JUSTICE HANFT
After a Residence in ST. Paul Of
q Quarter of a Century.

After a Residence in st. Paul OF
a Quarter of a Century.
Justice Sebastian V. Hanft, one of the
oldest and best known citizens of St.
Paul, died yesterday, after lingering
illness, at his residence, 554 DeBow
street. Originally, the deceased lived
at Henderson, Mimi, where he was for
a number of years a justice of the peace,
but he removed to st. Paul quarter of
a century ago, and about 1878 was
chosen to similar position in this
city. This Office he held at the time Of
his death. but for the past four or five
months he had been unable to attend to
his duties. The deceased leaves large
family, several married sons and daugh-
ters. among the former being Capt.
Hanft, of the Dayton Bluff police pre-
cinct, and another son Is member of
the st. Paul fire department. Although
a lifelong Democrat and worthy and
exemplary citizen, Justice Hanft never
aspired to hold any other office than the
one occupied by HIM at the time of his
deceaSe, and he was well known
throughout Minnesota as Noble Grand of
the order of Druids. He was leading
member of the German society of this
city, one of the trustees of the German
church, at the corner of Minnesota and
Eleventh streets, and was one OF the
stockholders in the German National
Bank of st. Paul.
St. Paul daily globe., 1887-06-17
SOCIAL NOTES.
People and Events on a Hot Sum-
Iner Day.

People and Events on a Hot Sum-
mer Day.
Miss Johnson, of Crookston, is visiting
friends i'll the city.
The st. Andrews society will have a
picnic next Tuesday.
Rev. George b. Whipple spent few
days i'll the city this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dr.L. e. Warren, OF New
York, are stopping at the Eiyan.
The Jubilee singers will give their
second concert this evening at EXp0Si-
ton hall.
Prof. Congdon and wife will leave for
all extensive trip through the Eastern
cities next week.
Tomorrow the Chicago, st. Paul,
Minneapolis IL Omaha railroad employees
will have d picnic at Prior Lake.
The ladies connected with the Home
of the FriendlesS have made prepara-
tions for large attendance this after
noon and evening at strawberry and
cream party to be held Oh the grounds.
Tie young people of Plymouth Con-
gregational church give a reception to
their pastor, Rev. DR.. Dana, this even
ing at the church parors, commencing
at s O'Clock, as welcome home from
his European trip.
Clemence Engle was united in mar
riage to Miss Marie Lobrenire, resi-
dent at the Young Girls home, yester-
day morning. The ceremony took place
at the German Catholic church, and a
wedding breakfast was served at the
home on St. Peter street.
William Leip, of White Bear Lake,
gave the initial hop of the season at the
hotel last evening. Several parties at
tended from st. Paul, returning on the
late train. Among the ladies from ST.
Paul were the Misses Reilley, Misses
Strong, Miss MatheiS. Miss Caddie Wy
lie, Miss Bassford, Hiss Hass, Miss
Fannie Wylie, Mrs. s.Smith, Mrs Salisbury,
Misses OConnOr, Mrs. Griffin, Mrs.
White, Miss Officer, Miss Gilman, Miss
Mussar. Miss Spaulding and many
more.
St. Paul daily globe., 1887-06-17
HARD LINES.
The Buffalo Musical Association
Pays the Fares OF the National
Opera Company.

rays the Fares OF the NatiOnal
Opera Company.
BUFFALO, n. Y, June 16.-The Mu-
steal ASsocia ion of Buffalo was COM
PEELED to pay the railroad fares of the
National Opera con PAM, so that they
could fill the advertised engagement to-
day, Last Monday Il Orning Theodore
ThonnIS called a the Office of one of the
members OF the association and DIT sired
a personal int rJtew for the opportunity
of making personal explanation. Mr..
TiOlnaS said aS the name OF the Buffalo
MuSf al asSo ton had been given to
the opera performance it wGS due to the
S Soc!atiOn that it should be informed
a; to the terribly em5a. ra ;sed condition
of the National Opera company He
S, I'D that, so far as he was pt Onally
CCnttrnet, he had not been able to get
his Sa.afy o. OIths, a I'd that no one
had suffered so keenly IS he over the
condition of things; that he had been
the Ylcs IN OF gross injustice, that he had
remained viii the company because
he had felt that were he to leave it on
its California trip it would be hard on
the poor members of the ballet and
chorus, who w0nld be left hundreds or
thousands OF miles away from home
among strangers and without a cent.
Mr.. Thomas expressed himself in the
strongest terms at the treatment Of
which the members of the company had
been the victims. He then impaired the
pleasing information that the musical
association need not be surprised if the
troupe rebelled at any moment and re-
fused to appear in another performance.
Mr.. Thomas prediction proved too cor
rect. as few moments before the time
formance the committee of the Musical
association was waited upon by depu-
tation from the orchestra, who stated
that unless the orchestra were immedi-
ately paid $1,000 they would silently put
up their instruments and steal away.
The money was paid and the advertised
performances in this city were given.
St. Paul daily globe., 1887-06-17
Excursion Tickets

Are now being sold by "The Burling-
tom for all the noted tourist and excur-
sion points in the Eastern states and
Canada, including the White noun
tains, Lake George, Saratoga, Quebec,
Portland, Montreal and the seaside re-
sorts, at greatly reduced rates. Stop
.oyerprivileges can be arranged for at
Niagara Falls and other scenic points,
and d portion of the trip to Montreal
can be made by steamer down the ST.
tLaWFence, if desired, passing through
and full information can be obtained at
the city Offices of "The Burlington. -
No. 5 Nicollet house, Minneapolis, and
Hotel Ryan. st. Paul.
St. Paul daily globe., 1887-06-17
JUBILEE SINGERS.
First of Three Concerts by the
Nashville Double Ouartette.

Last night the Fisk university jubilee
singers gave the first of series of three
concerts in st. Paul. The Exposition
building, where they gave their initial
performance, was running over with
music, the Gospel army and the musical
clock adding their sounds to the har-
mony of the jubilee singers. The audi
ence, which was rather small, was most
appreciative, and several of the selec-
tons were eneOred. The company is
composed of four ladies and the same
number of gentlemen, and is travelling
for the benefit of the Gospel Temper
ance union. Their repert0ry includes
the best of the old favOrite jubilee songs
and several fresh melodies. The sing
ing OF the male quartette was notably
fine, as was also the solo OF Mrs. De
Hart. Performances will be given to-
night and Saturday evening.
St. Paul daily globe., 1887-06-17
ADJUSTMENTS.

Benefit to Jannotta Tomorrow
Night---JubiIee Singers.
The "Alidor' audience last evening
was the dressiest of the engagement.
and the usual amount of enthusiasm
prevailed.
Tomorrow evening the engagement
will close with a complimentary bene-
fit to Signor Jannotta. 1t has been
thought appropriate by the manage
ment and universally cOncurred in by
the people of the city that the closing
performance should be in the nature of
public ovation to the author of cali
dor" The signor will himself direct
the orchestra on that evening and it, is
expected that there will se an overflow
ing house. "Alidor'' has not only
brought fame to the composer but it has
been . great advertisement for st. Paul,
St. Paul daily globe., 1887-06-17

The st. Paul Press club held a meet
Ing in parlor A of the Ryan hotel yes
terday afternoon, at which resolution
was adopted rendering reception and
entertainment to the artists Of the old
Boston Ideal company nov in this city
and Manager Scott. A committee of
arrangements was appointed to make
the necessary preparations. 1t is pro-
posed to have the reception at the Ryan
hotel Saturday evening after the per
fOrmance at the opera house. 1t viii he
a recherche affair. All members of the
club and their ladies will receive invi-
tations, which were being prepared last
night.
St. Paul daily globe., 1887-06-17
Unsafe BUILDINGS.

Building Inspector johnson said yes
terday that he would insist upon having
the condemned walls of the new engine
house at Merriam Park torn down at
once. Mr.. johnson made a second in
spection on Wednesday afternoon. and
found them to be in even worse cOndi-
ton than he had at first thought. Archi-
tect Hand and Contractor Donahue had
ageed to accompany Mr.. Johnson on the
investigation, but failed to put in an ap-
nearance
St. Paul daily globe., 1887-06-17
PERSONALS.

George Allanson, of Milwaukee, was
among, the guests Mt the Ryan yesterday.
L. p. Hunt, of the Mankato Free Press,
called at Auditor Braden's Office yesterday.
West NJ. Holt of the Cameron house,
at La Crosse. was among the guests at the
Ryan yesterday.
Mr. and Mrs A. A. Wallace. of st. Louis,
are in st. Paul for few days and have
apartments at the Merchants
State Superintendent Kiehle went to at
tend the Carleton college graduating exer
cises at Northtield yesterday.
f. w. Talbot, of Colfax, is in the city
looking after some real etsate business in
which he is interested, and is sojourning at
the Merchants
St. Paul daily globe., 1887-06-17
I % SUI I
SMALL


$3.50 cash, and balance, $500 q year,
buys fine house and lot, worth $500
more than price asked; good neigh6or-
hood; two blocks from street cars.
Sf,500--Lot on Conway street, three
blocks from Maria avenue.
S7,O0O--Best soUth-fucing lot in Milton
addition; Fuller street.
S650--Levei lots in Lockwood's; Cook
street, near Arcade street and Bohn
Manufacturing Co.
s500--EastUhe Heights; Geramum, near
Forest street.
s375--South-facing lots on Beech street,
Dayton's Bluff.
S350--South-facing, Reaney street lots;
Dayton,s Bluff.
S250--EIegant, level lots at Lincoln Park,
South St. Paul; Scent fares and rapid
motor trains.
$50 cash and $40 per month viii secure
a lot at Lincoln Park, Wseman S nddT-
dihon; near depot and as convenient
to business as St. Anthony Mn. You
can make 500 profit in six months
We are sole agents.
St. Paul daily globe., 1887-06-17
ADVENTIsTs IN CAMP.
Second Day of the Worship at
Post Siding.

Post Siding.
Eight hundred people, or thereabouts,
were under the large tent on the
grounds at Post Siding yesterday morn
ing when the services OF the second day
of the Adventist camp meeting were
opened. E. w. Farnesworth gave the
address, taking as his text, 'What can
you not discern from the signs Of the
timeS" The speaker said Immediately
preceding the talk in which the text
appears, the Savior had performed the
miracle of feeding the multitude, and
yet in the face of all this they wickedly
doubted and called for sign. Thus"
said the speaker, sit is with regard to
the second coming of Christ" and as
applicable he selected for his text the
words: ''Can ye not discern from the
signs of the times?''
From this standpoint the speaker pro-
ceeded to enumerate some of the lead
ing features of the times which seem, at
least, to be in fultillment of the
prophetic word and to indicate that we
are living near the close of human pro-
baton. The prophet Daniel said that
in the time of the end knowledge shall
be increased" and it is not little
remarkable that in the last century
there have been the most wonderful
improvements and inventions the world
has ever known. Surely it would ap-
pear that the words of the prophet have
been fulfilled. knowledge has been
increased
IN A THOUSAND WAYS.
Comparing the present facilities for
obtaining an education, and the present
standing of scholarship with that of one
hundred years ago, we are again led to
see the force of prophetic truth. Also
in regard to the scriptures. The time
was when they were printed only in
the Latin language. To-day they are
translated into 1868 dialects. Once a COPY
of the Bible would cost from $500 to
$1,000; to-day a good readable COPY
of the New Testament can be bought
for five cents and the whole Bible for
twenty cents, while there are multiplied
helps for obtaining knowledge of Bible
truth. Another prominent feature of
the times considered by the speaker is
the relation of labor and capital. The
great mOneyed monopolieS which con-
troll the financial intereStr of the world.
the rich growing richer. adding millions
to millions until their wealth is almost
inconceivable; while on the other hand.
the laboring classes are feeling op-
pressed and great organizations are
being formed for Self-prOtection. The
numerous strikes and upriSingS among
laboring classes and other social condi-
ditions of the present age were clearly
shown to exist in fulfillment of proph-
ecy. and as clearly Indicate that the end
of all earthly things is at hand. The
Savior, as recorded by ST. Matthew, said
that as sign of his coming the sun
should be darkened and the stars should
fail from heaven. That these and other
signs spoken of by the Savior as preced-
ing His second coming ohave appeared,
no one who is acquainted with modern
history will for moment deny.
AT 10 a. m. a Bible reading conducted
/, by Elder Underwood was held under
St. Paul daily globe., 1887-06-17
Chances Improving,

New York Mail and Express.
''I'm out just $40. l lent Jones that
amount month ago and he went crazy
yesterday"
''.!oneS, the actor ?''
''YeS."
''Weil, you stand better show of get
ting you money now than ever before
There's no telling what form his inSan-
ity will take.''
St. Paul daily globe., 1887-06-17

The contractors and builders board of
trade elected as its board of directors
yesterday Edward E. Scribner. Tim
Reardon, George j. Grant, Charles Lauer
and Matt Breen. These directors will
meet to-day and elect a president. sec
retary and treasurer. Thirty-one con-
tractors officially reported that their
forces aggregated ,53S men before the
strike, and that they can now count l.
456 men. Another vote was taken re-
affirming the former action of the board
on the ten-hour question. After the
meeting lunch was served at the RYAN.
St. Paul daily globe., 1887-06-17
CITY BONDS SELL WE'LL.
A Big Quantity Disposed Of Yes
terday at Il Premium.


City Comptroller Roche opened bids
yesterday for 81 1890 county and city
bonds, to run thirty years from June 1,
bearing AZ per cent. interest. The en-
tire city bonds, amounting to S1,064, 600,
were awarded to Blake Bros. u Co.,
bankers of Boston, Mass, who offered
premium of sf,14960 and the half
months accrued interest, $3.50, OF ST.
074. .134.60 for 81, ,064 900. E. w. Peet. of
st. Paul, was awarded S2C0,GG0 of the
county bonds for building the court
house Oh bid of par and accrued in
tereSt." There still remains $4,000 of
county bonds to be sold. Comptroller
Roche thinks the bids on the bonds very
good, considering the present panicky
state of the market and the large
amount of the is -ue.